Covid-19: Why Are Customs Brokers Crying More Than Bereaved Over Waving Of Demurrage?

By  Adumaza Joe Sanni LAGOS MAY 3RD  (NEWSRANGERS )-Recently, members of some of the Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarding Associations have been up in arms against the Shipping companies and Terminal operators, through the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), for the waivers of demurrages and rents accumulating due to the…

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Nigeria Govt Loses Billions To False Declaration At Ports

LAGOS APRIL 2ND(NEWSRANGERS)-Despite the establishment of Pre-Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) and Automated System for Customs Data plus, plus (ASYCUDA++) designed to facilitate trade and block revenue loss at the ports and borders, one of the biggest challenges facing Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is lack of compliance by some importers and agents, investigation has revealed. Non-compliance,…

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NDDC Interim Committee Uncovers Abandoned $34m Power Equipment

LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) said it uncovered abandoned power station components worth $34 million. The NDDC’s acting executive director of projects, Cairo Ojougboh, made this known in  a statement released on Thursday, December 19, Channels TV reports. Ojougboh said the power station components were…

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Rep Blames Shipping Lines Over Apapa Gridlock, Seeks NPA Relocation

LAGOS OCTOBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The lawmaker representing Yagba-East/Yagba-West/Mopamuro Federal Constituency of Kogi State, Mr Leke Abejide, has called for the relocation of the Nigerian Ports Authority from the First Gate of the Apapa Port, as part of the measures towards reducing the gridlock in the area. Abejide, at a press conference in Abuja on Monday, noted…

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